Chapter 974

               

The first Lord of the Five Kings to enter the conference hall was Xanthos.

He walked leisurely onto the platform and looked at the people sitting around the round table.

“I am Xanthos, King of Balkan.”

Xanthos bowed his head to the leaders of the neutral forces first, welcoming them to Balkan.

“Before we begin the meeting, I would like to thank you for coming all the way here.”

He smiled gently, expressing his sincere gratitude.

“No! We are the ones who are grateful!”

“That’s right. When else would we have the chance to enter this grand conference hall of Balkan alive!”

“It’s an honor just to be invited!”

The leaders of the forces that originally followed the Five Kings bowed deeply, grateful for being invited to such a festive occasion.

“Hmm….”

“Well, we came because we were called….”

“It’s not like we deserve thanks….”

“I’m also curious about what you have to say.”

On the other hand, the leaders of the neutral forces, who had not yet decided on an affiliation, looked around nervously, their eyes shaking with fear.

“That alone….”

“Your Highness!”

As Xanthos nodded, a middle-aged man with a red hawk tattooed on his chest jumped to his feet. He bit his lip, clutching his darkly bruised eye sockets.

“Oh, Lord of the Sairan family. It’s been a while.”

Xanthos raised his hand as if pleased to see him.

“Your Highness, I don’t know if you are aware, but there is a group wreaking havoc in the royal capital with force! They set traps and….”

Just as the Lord of the Sairan family was about to explain what had happened, grinding his teeth.

“Your Highness. Did you arrive first?”

Raon re-entered the conference hall and bowed to Xanthos.

“As the owner of this place, it is only right to greet you first.”

Xanthos nodded, saying it was a matter of course.

“But….”

Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Lord of the Sairan family standing in front of Xanthos.

“What’s wrong? It doesn’t seem like a good atmosphere.”

“Ah, the Lord of the Sairan family says he has something to tell me. He says there is a group wreaking havoc in the royal capital with force?”

Xanthos frowned, saying that if there were such people, they should be dealt with immediately.

“Since the others are busy, I will take care of it.”

Raon smiled and approached the Lord of the Sairan family.

“Lord? Would you like to explain it to me?”

He put his arm around the Lord of the Sairan family’s shoulder, emitting a subtle murderous aura.

-This is just like a gangster….

Wrath shook his head, saying it was a scene he often saw with people getting their money stolen in the back alleys.

“Ah, no. I just….”

The Lord of the Sairan family swallowed hard, one after another, looking at Raon’s eyes, which gleamed eerily.

“I, I didn’t speak properly, so Your Highness seems to have misunderstood! There were some guys doing strange things, but the Lord of Light Wind Palace and his subordinates here took care of it all! That’s what it was! Yes!”

He mumbled that he had misspoke, his shaking eyes darting from side to side.

“Ah, I see. That’s a relief.”

Xanthos smiled and nodded.

“Thank you. For taking care of it so well.”

He patted Raon’s shoulder, saying he had done a good job.

“It’s nothing. It’s just something I had to do.”

Raon shook his head, saying it was no big deal.

“But the Lord of the Sairan family doesn’t look too good.”

He narrowed his eyes slightly and pulled the Lord of the Sairan family away from the round table.

“Ugh….”

The Lord of the Sairan family tried to hold onto the round table, but of course, he couldn’t withstand Raon’s strength.

“I will take the Lord to the infirmary.”

“Ah, please do that.”

Xanthos said it was a good idea and went back up to the platform.

“Wa, wait a minute! Your Highness! I misspoke… Ack!”

Raon pressed his finger on the Lord of the Sairan family’s shoulder to stop him from opening his mouth.

“Is there anyone else who is in pain?”

He gestured to the people sitting at the round table as he took the Lord of the Sairan family towards the exit.

“Ah, no!”

“We’re fine!”

“Yes! We can have meetings all day long!”

The leaders of the neutral forces, who had been giving weak answers to Xanthos, changed their attitude and shook their heads fiercely.

“That’s a relief.”

Raon smiled coldly and left the conference hall with only the Lord of the Sairan family.

Aaaaaaaagh!

Not long after, a scream that sounded like someone’s throat was being torn apart was heard from the back of the conference hall.

“Hheueok!”

“He, he didn’t kill him, did he?”

“Surely not….”

The leaders of the neutral forces trembled, shrinking like herbivores who had heard the roar of a beast.

“Tsk tsk.”

“That’s why you should have chosen your side well from the beginning.”

“Or at least be quick-witted.”

The leaders of the forces that had originally sided with the Five Kings curled up the corners of their mouths as if the sight was amusing.

“What?”

“You little rats!”

“If you don’t shut that mouth, I’ll cut out your tongue right now.”

The leaders of the neutral forces glared at the forces of the Five Kings on the opposite side, grinding their teeth.

“If you feel unwell, you can always tell us. Our Lord of Light Wind Palace will take care of you.”

Xanthos tilted his chin as he looked at the leaders of the neutral forces sitting on the right side of the round table.

“N, not at all!”

“Yes! We’re fine!”

“We can have meetings for more than 10 hours like this!”

As soon as Raon’s name came up, the leaders of the neutral forces trembled as if they had seen a ghost. They looked like they would listen to anything.

“Hmm? What’s with the atmosphere?”

“The conference hall is always like this.”

As the air in the conference hall grew heavy, Ogram and Chamber entered. The two nodded slightly and went up to the platform.

“Ugh….”

“…….”

Larian pressed his robe down deeply as if he didn’t want to be seen by people, went to the throne at the end and sat down, and Lecross headed to the platform with a more confident stride in order not to show his injuries.

Gooooooo.

Glenn entered the conference hall with icy cold eyes. He went forward as if it was natural and leaned back on the throne set up in the center.

“We greet the Five Kings!”

The leaders of the forces following the Five Kings stood up at the same time and bowed.

“Hmm….”

“We greet the Five Kings.”

The leaders of the forces that were still maintaining neutrality also looked around and slightly bowed their heads.

“You are not our subordinates, so there is no need for such excessive greetings.”

Ogram waved his hand, saying that a normal greeting was enough.

“Yes. You can be comfortable.”

Chamber waved her hand, saying that she didn’t like the heavy atmosphere.

“Whatever it is, quickly….”

Larian tore at the robe covering his head, wanting it to be over quickly.

“You shouldn’t rush. The important thing is the content of the meeting.”

Lecross drew a circle with his finger, saying to focus on the meeting.

“Let’s begin now.”

Glenn nodded slightly as if telling them to start the meeting right away.

“I will close the door.”

Just as Roenn was about to close the door of the conference hall, a hand covered in blood popped out.

“I apologize for being late.”

It was Raon. He wiped the blood splattered on his cheek with the back of his hand and smiled brightly.

“Please begin.”

Raon wiped the blood off his hand with a white handkerchief and closed the door of the conference hall.

Creak.

With the unstable sound of the huge door closing, the faces of the leaders of the neutral forces began to turn pale.

Thud!

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“…That’s why we need your help.”

Xanthos re-explained the contents of the first meeting and requested help from the leaders of the major forces sitting around the round table.

“Of course!”

“Just leave it to us!”

“We won’t miss even an ant in our territory!”

The leaders of the forces that had boarded the path of the Five Kings shouted to trust them and put their hands together in front of them.

“Hmm….”

“W, we can do it, but….”

“That’s….”

However, the leaders of the neutral forces, who had come with the intention of raising their value from the beginning, did not answer immediately and hesitated.

“Tsk.”

Raon clicked his tongue roughly as if he didn’t like it and raised his fingers, which still had blood on them.

“Heok!”

“W, we will do it.”

“Just leave it to us!”

The leaders of the neutral forces nodded vigorously, saying that they would participate in the search immediately without receiving any compensation.

“Really? Thank you!”

Xanthos shouted that he was really grateful and shook the hands of the leaders of the neutral forces one by one.

“To think it would be resolved so easily….”

Lecross let out a hollow laugh as if he was dumbfounded.

“Yeah. I thought it would take a long time….”

Larian also smiled thinly in his robe, saying that he didn’t know it would be resolved so quickly. He was happy that he could leave soon.

“It’s all thanks to Raon.”

Chamber smiled with a candy in her mouth.

“We have status and age, so it’s hard to move recklessly, but Raon has power and status, but he’s young. It’s okay for him to do anything.”

She nodded, saying that things were going well thanks to Raon.

“He’s our lucky charm of the Five Kings.”

Ogram smiled coolly, saying that he liked the kid more and more as he saw him.

“Keuheom!”

Glenn covered his mouth with his hand and trembled, as if he had exceeded the limit of his emotions at Raon’s praise from the other Five Kings. If he was stimulated any more, it seemed like he would cause an earthquake here like he did in Zieghart.

“Everything is done. All the leaders here have said that they will help us.”

Xanthos nodded as he looked at the leaders of the Five Kings sitting on the thrones.

“…Thank you.”

Glenn desperately calmed his emotions and sent eye greetings to those sitting at the round table.

“Absolutely not!”

“H, how could you say thank you! It’s an honor for us!”

The leaders of the neutral forces waved their hands as if they had seen Raon’s face in Glenn.

“The meeting went well, so we’ll go back now.”

Glenn got up from the throne, saying that he should go back first because people seemed uncomfortable.

“Really?”

Larian kicked the chair and jumped off the platform as if he had been waiting for it.

“I understand.”

“Shall we have a drink then?”

Lecross and Ogram also got up as if they liked the idea.

“Please take care of the rest. Your Highness, and Lord of Light Wind Palace.”

Chamber winked at Xanthos and Raon and left the conference hall last.

“T, then we’ll be going now….”

“It would be rude to stay too long.”

“Just a moment.”

Just as the leaders of the neutral forces were about to follow the Five Kings out, Raon closed the door of the conference hall again.

“Isn’t a promise important between people? I trust you, but if you break it, there needs to be a punishment.”

Raon smiled coldly and took out dozens of contracts from his subspace pocket.

“Please read it and sign at the bottom. You don’t have to read the punishment part too much. It’s for those who don’t keep their promises.”

He had prepared the contract in advance because he knew that there would be guys who wouldn’t keep their promises if they were forced to make them.

“Ah, you can go first.”

Raon smiled faintly and sent those who had been on the side of the Five Kings from the beginning first.

“Yes. Then we’ll be going first.”

“Please take care.”

Those who had the Five Kings on their backs waved their hands as if mocking the leaders of the neutral forces and left the conference hall.

“Your Highness, please go first too. I will follow you after cleaning up this place.”

“I don’t know if I should say this, but you seem to have been born with the qualities of a king no matter how I look at you.”

Xanthos let out a hollow breath, saying that Raon was the most suitable person for a king among the people he had seen so far.

-This crazy bastard!

Wrath let out a hollow breath as if he was dumbfounded.

-It’s not like it’s a gangster kingdom! What kind of king plays like this!

He grabbed Xanthos by the collar, saying that he was out of his mind.

“Anyway, it would be better for me to go first too.”

Xanthos smacked his lips as if he liked the idea and went outside.

“Ugh….”

“Damn it!”

“Why did I come here….”

The leaders of the neutral forces finished signing the contract with trembling hands.

-This is really a gangster den!

Wrath trembled as he watched the people being forced to sign the contract.

-Is the human realm really this much of a gutter!

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Raon took the contracts written by the leaders of the neutral forces and left the conference hall.

-How did this guy become like this? He was vicious from the beginning, but he didn’t throw away his humanity, did he?

Wrath shook his head, saying that he seemed to have taught him wrong.

‘It’s not all bad.’

Raon shook his head, unfolding the contract.

‘If they properly fulfill the contract, I will give them compensation accordingly.’

If you keep whipping them, the horse won’t go forward and will just sit there. In order to give the neutral forces expectations, he also wrote in the contract that he would give a large reward if they discovered traces of the Four Demons.

-Anyway….

Wrath narrowed his eyes as he looked at him.

-His head turns amazingly well.

He let out a hollow breath, wondering how he knew people so well.

‘It’s not that great.’

Raon smiled thinly and headed to the royal palace.

“Ah!”

A black-haired girl who was walking from the opposite side screamed.

“Raon!”

The black-haired girl ran up to him in an instant and hugged him. Her verdant eyes filled with tears that seemed about to burst.

“Rencia?”

The girl who ran to him was Rencia, who had made the greatest contribution to opening the dimension of the Black Tower in Montiro.

He hadn’t seen her because she was in intensive training, but it seemed like it was over now.

“Rencia said she wanted to see you as soon as she came.”

Olga, who was standing behind Rencia, shrugged. It seemed like she had guided her here.

“You should have told me you were here!”

Rencia sniffled, asking why he hadn’t told her first.

“I didn’t want to disturb you while you were training.”

Raon said he was sorry and patted Rencia’s back.

“Have you been doing well?”

“Yees….”

Rencia wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and nodded.

“My teacher took such good care of me that I was doing well.”

She nodded, saying that it was a very happy time.

“That’s a relief. Then is learning magic fun….”

Raon’s eyes widened as he was about to say the word magic.

‘Could it be….’

Did she already create a circle?

He could feel a ring of mana inside Rencia’s heart. She seemed to have already reached the level of the 1st Circle.

“I became a 1st Circle mage!”

Rencia boasted that she had achieved the 1st Circle this time and stuck out her stomach like a frog.

“Ha…”

Raon let out a hollow breath as he looked at Rencia’s verdant eyes.

‘Her growth rate is crazy?’

It seemed like a long time since he had been to the Chamber of Self, so it seemed like a long time since he had seen Rencia, but the time that had passed in reality was not that long.

No matter how much Chamber taught her and how talented she was, he didn’t expect her to become a 1st Circle mage already.

-She’s a genius.

Wrath smacked his lips, saying that she was a pearl buried in the mud.

“I worked really hard!”

Rencia raised her hand above her head.

“I wanted to help Raon and my teacher!”

She smiled, saying that she wanted to become strong quickly and fight with him.

“I see.”

Raon smiled faintly and stroked Rencia’s head.

‘To be honest….’

I hope this war ends before you get stronger.

Rencia had lived a painful life with the Black Tower’s leash on her since she was born.

He didn’t want to drag a child who had just learned about happiness into the war and make her suffer.

If he could, he wanted to end the war and open a peaceful era before Rencia became stronger.

-Hmm….

Wrath smacked his lips briefly as he looked at him.

-He seemed like a celestial being earlier, but he’s like a demon at times like this.

He shook his head, saying that he couldn’t hate him completely after all.

“Okay. I’m counting on you.”

However, there was no need to take away Rencia’s passion, so he nodded, saying that he was counting on her.

“Yes! I’ll reach the 2nd Circle quickly….”

Just as Rencia nodded and raised two fingers.

Thwaaaaaaaang!

A huge pillar of light fell from the sky and covered the center of the royal capital.

Wooooooo!

A being with white wings set down gracefully from within the brilliant and sacred light.

Golden hair and blue eyes. Blue eyes that seemed to have gathered all the nobility of the world fell like the end of the world.

When the sky sang as if it was wailing and the earth was beating the drums of regulation, the noble being raised a staff with golden scales.

“Fish and staff….”

Olga’s eyes widened as she looked at the golden staff held by the being with golden hair and blue eyes.

“Do you know who it is?”

Raon turned his gaze to Olga, holding Rencia in his arms.

“Archangel….”

Olga swallowed hard, as if it was difficult to even say the word archangel.

“Raphael.”